2006-06-29 09:40:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
oh, and the smell!! The ring is nothing, once the water gets bellow the p-trap it will be an open airway to the sewer/septic. All that gas will come waffing up out of the toilet.
2006-06-29 09:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by zqizzy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As with any answer, there are a lot of variables that go into this.
First, temperature changes will cause the porcelain to condesate so it wouldn't be truly dry dependant on that.
If the location has a humidified environment, less evaporation would occur since the air would be closer to saturation.
A good portion of the water would evaporate under any circumstance, but in only a year I would say the water would not entirely evaporate.
The other variable is that the tank holding the water that is flushed has a rubber gasket, if that gasket fails during the year, water would be added to the bowl and slow evaporation.
2006-06-29 09:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by justhaftalax 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the water was off, yes.
If the water was on, no.
There's a small fill tube that actually fills the bowl. As the water in the tank evaporated, the fill valve would refill the tank, sending water to the fill tube as well.
The water in the bowl would evaporate much faster than in the tank, since the tank is covered, so eventually enough will have evaporated to allow sewer gases to re-enter, which is what the water is there for in the first place.
2006-06-29 09:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would, and the water in the back of the bowl, (that is in a "U" shaped bent pipe), would evaporate as well, the water in there acts as a barrier so that sewer gases do not back up, and enter the bathroom, not only smelly, but dangerous, as "Methane" gas could explode, or poison you, very dangerous becuase methane is odorless but, highly explosive (Natural gas) If it's a commercial toilet, there will be no stock water tank behind it to keep filling up the "TERLET" (toilet), just a "Flushometer" vacuum breaker.
2006-06-29 09:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are able to flush the lavatory if there is water interior the tank, or your can fill a bucket with water and pour it into the bowl, you go with water interior the bowl to end the gas scent from the sewer backing into your place....water will evaporate over the years so pour some radiator coolent into the bowl to end this or they sell stuff for the drains to end the evaporation....ask interior the ironmongery shop
2016-12-14 02:57:21 · answer #5 · answered by live 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i have one of them to that i dont usemuch the water will evaporate. how i get around it . i put vegetable oil in the toilet not the tank. the oil does not evaporate. and will keep gases out.and if you ever have to use it just flush the toilet and use it
2006-06-30 07:22:30 · answer #6 · answered by Bighorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the most interesting question I've seen here regarding a toilet, lol. I'm not sure, but I'll guess that it would, since the tank only refills it when you flush, I think.
2006-06-29 09:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not in the tank, because the lid will help keep the water in, but in the bowl, it would. Assuming the water is turned off.
2006-06-29 09:42:35 · answer #8 · answered by JDawg1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all of it. But the water at the bottom might and allow sewer gases into your house.
2006-06-29 09:44:19 · answer #9 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, not using your toilet for a year would leave a nasty stain.
2006-06-29 09:43:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋